Asked what he wants to accomplish as he gets back to regular competition, Woods replied: "Just not to feel sore. To feel like I can play all out again with three days off. Be able to go at it full bore again.

"That's something that I've been trying to do at home, trying to simulate rounds where I go full bore at it, but it's never the same as in a tournament.

"I try and get myself as fired up as possible, hit shots as hard as I would in a tournament or shape shots and be able to do things that I like to do, but it's just not the same."

There has been talk of Woods playing back-to-back tournaments and competing at next week's Honda Classic, which is a hometown event for him at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Whether Woods plays next week will depend on how sore he feels after his exertions in southern California, but he believes he is in a no-lose situation.

He said: "It'd be a great sign if I do play and I think it'd be a smart sign if I don't play."